@boots at the bearI had the same opinion; it was 20 years after high school did I have a jog that actually used some of the math principals that I was taught. Just remember the phrase a lesson learned is a lesson remembered and forget the rest.
The opening lines of Paul Simon’s “Kodachrome” speak volumes:
“When I look back at all the crap I learned in high school, it’s a wonder I can think at all/And my lack of education hasn’t hurt my none, I can read the writing on the wall…
The methods you described (i.e., tobacco, etc.) are all well and good, however in a lot of instances, are not really effective. Farmers still need to put poisonous substances directly onto the plants. Here is a brief synopsis from Berkley.edu: About Organic Produce
I saw a study in Scientific American where they measured “sleep latency” in people using EEGs. They would put the person in a dark room with instructions to relax and then measure the number of minutes it took until the brain wave pattern matched that of a person going to sleep. Both 3 AM and 3 PM were prime time for dozing off when compared to adjacent hours.
The group that was most alert (took the longest time to show a sleep pattern if at all within a 15 minute period) was 14-year-old girls.
They also ran a similar test on drivers. Some of them indicated the sleep pattern while driving on the autobahn at 150 kph!
That fairly sums most of humanity’s problems in a nutshell. While the rest of what you say has several points and is complex, I would not hesitate to agree that agri-corps (or most large corporations) act in ways that spell huge problems for people and society. I am not about to defend them, I merely expressed dubiousness at the ideas of “organic” and “natural”. People have been manipulating the genetics of plants and animals for thousands of years and we have made that the issue, rather than the reasons for doing so.
It’s the USA Public School system. They start school the last week of August, then immediately have a 3 day weekend for Labour day. Back full swing for 2 weeks, then “Teacher’s Institute Day” so technically another 3 day weekend. (Because it’s on a Friday.) 3 1/2 if you count the Thursday early dismissal. 3 more weeks of full days, then an odd Friday 1/2 day dismissal for “Important business meeting.” Then comes the contract disputes and they walk out ON STRIKE and school is closed for 2 – 3 days in hopes of a new contract. Back to school, couple of weeks, then off for Thanksgiving Thursday, Friday, back to school Monday now Christmas comes and that (in my area last year) was THREE WEEKS!! Back to work after Christmas break, and in 2 weeks YEP Another day off for “Business” Next thing you know it’s June, and school is out. I never had that many days off, but then again I went to Catholic School. We thought Lent was a great time because we went to Stations Of The Cross every Friday and then Benediction. It pre-empted our last classes of the day. :)
Observer fo Irony about 10 years ago
@boots at the bearI had the same opinion; it was 20 years after high school did I have a jog that actually used some of the math principals that I was taught. Just remember the phrase a lesson learned is a lesson remembered and forget the rest.
2578275 about 10 years ago
The opening lines of Paul Simon’s “Kodachrome” speak volumes:
“When I look back at all the crap I learned in high school, it’s a wonder I can think at all/And my lack of education hasn’t hurt my none, I can read the writing on the wall…
mytly4 about 10 years ago
Bed at 9 pm? Does Paige have to get up at 5 am?
Observer fo Irony about 10 years ago
@c.daviesYeah you could have been another Kennedy.
QuiteDragon about 10 years ago
@ Night-Gaunt49, from yesterday:
The methods you described (i.e., tobacco, etc.) are all well and good, however in a lot of instances, are not really effective. Farmers still need to put poisonous substances directly onto the plants. Here is a brief synopsis from Berkley.edu: About Organic Produceneverenoughgold about 10 years ago
“All I really need to know I learned in Kindergarten”
dflak about 10 years ago
I saw a study in Scientific American where they measured “sleep latency” in people using EEGs. They would put the person in a dark room with instructions to relax and then measure the number of minutes it took until the brain wave pattern matched that of a person going to sleep. Both 3 AM and 3 PM were prime time for dozing off when compared to adjacent hours.
The group that was most alert (took the longest time to show a sleep pattern if at all within a 15 minute period) was 14-year-old girls.
They also ran a similar test on drivers. Some of them indicated the sleep pattern while driving on the autobahn at 150 kph!
QuiteDragon about 10 years ago
“The problem is that we have too many people…”
That fairly sums most of humanity’s problems in a nutshell. While the rest of what you say has several points and is complex, I would not hesitate to agree that agri-corps (or most large corporations) act in ways that spell huge problems for people and society. I am not about to defend them, I merely expressed dubiousness at the ideas of “organic” and “natural”. People have been manipulating the genetics of plants and animals for thousands of years and we have made that the issue, rather than the reasons for doing so.transylvanian about 10 years ago
It’s the USA Public School system. They start school the last week of August, then immediately have a 3 day weekend for Labour day. Back full swing for 2 weeks, then “Teacher’s Institute Day” so technically another 3 day weekend. (Because it’s on a Friday.) 3 1/2 if you count the Thursday early dismissal. 3 more weeks of full days, then an odd Friday 1/2 day dismissal for “Important business meeting.” Then comes the contract disputes and they walk out ON STRIKE and school is closed for 2 – 3 days in hopes of a new contract. Back to school, couple of weeks, then off for Thanksgiving Thursday, Friday, back to school Monday now Christmas comes and that (in my area last year) was THREE WEEKS!! Back to work after Christmas break, and in 2 weeks YEP Another day off for “Business” Next thing you know it’s June, and school is out. I never had that many days off, but then again I went to Catholic School. We thought Lent was a great time because we went to Stations Of The Cross every Friday and then Benediction. It pre-empted our last classes of the day. :)